The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Science. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Neil Armstrong Academy
Neil Armstrong Academy is a neighborhood elementary school serving West Valley City through sixth grade. It is part of Granite District, one of the largest school systems in Utah, which covers a broad swath of the Salt Lake Valley. West Valley City is the state’s second-largest city, an inner suburb with a young and diverse population, a mix of residential neighborhoods and major employers from financial services to logistics, and a downtown district that has been under redevelopment around a transit hub. For a family living in this part of the valley, Neil Armstrong Academy is the local public elementary option.
The school sits in a housing market where home values are above the national average but below the Utah state average, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. This is a market that has seen steady but not dramatic appreciation, and the economic context, with a national unemployment rate in the low to mid fours and real median household income in the low eighties nationally, suggests relative stability.
Neil Armstrong Academy serves a student body that is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Pacific Islander, two-or-more-races, Asian, Black, and Native American students. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a marker that many families here are working with limited household resources. The school draws from a defined attendance zone, so the peer group a child experiences is shaped by the surrounding neighborhood.
On state assessments, which are given in grades three through six, Neil Armstrong Academy’s proficiency rates fall in a moderate range. In the most recent available data, the school’s overall performance across tested subjects sits above the midpoint when compared with districts across Salt Lake County. In math, just under half of students scored proficient. In English language arts, the share was close to half. In science, it was just under half as well. These results place the school in a solid middle ground relative to its county peers. A parent reviewing these numbers will see a school where a student is about as likely to meet the state’s proficiency benchmark as not, depending on the subject and the student. This is not a school with standout high performance, nor is it one where low attainment is the headline. The typical pattern is mixed.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and there is no data on chronic absenteeism or staffing ratios in the available information. A parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, teacher stability, and how the school supports students who are behind grade level.
Program offerings were not detailed in the data provided. For a school serving pre-K through sixth grade, the question of academic pathways is primarily about the core elementary curriculum: reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, with the addition of specialist classes such as art, music, and physical education. The absence of program information is not unusual for an elementary school, but a family with a specific interest in, say, a dual-language immersion track or a STEM focus would need to ask the school directly.
Neil Armstrong Academy is a conventional neighborhood elementary school in a large suburban district. It serves a diverse and economically mixed population. Its test scores are in the middle of the pack relative to the county. For a family living in its attendance area, the school represents the standard local option for the early grades. The building is open, the district has been active in recent years with facility and program discussions typical of a large public system, and the community context is one of steady suburban growth with a strong employment base. This is a school that works well for families who are looking for a local elementary experience without unusual academic pressures or a specialized focus.
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